Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) (MIP)
Abstract
The Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) Shadow 200 provides the Army Brigade Commander with dedicated Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), Intelligence, Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) and Force Protection. The Shadow provides the Brigade Commander with critical battlefield intelligence and targeting information in the rapid cycle time required for success at the tactical level. The TUAV Shadow system air vehicle meets the required operating range of 50 kilometers and remains on station for up to five hours. The TUAV Shadow system consists of four air vehicles (each configured with an EO/IR sensor payload), launcher, ground control and support equipment including: power generation, communications equipment, automated recovery equipment, one system remote video terminals, vehicle mounted shelters, and High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles with trailer(s). Each system is equipped with one Maintenance Section Multifunctional (MSM) Vehicle and is supported at the division level by a Mobile Maintenance Facility (MMF). The TUAV has logged over 575,000 flight hours since Jun 01, most of which were flown in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Block upgrades are required for continued improvement and interoperability. Common Systems Integration is required to ensure interoperability with other manned and unmanned weapon systems, to include One System Remote Video Transceiver (OSRVT). Additional development and integration is also required to provide greater capabilities and improved operational flexibility to the Brigade Commander. These improvements to the airframe, avionics, payloads, ground control equipment, and support equipment are based on documented requirements and lessons learned from operational units. Only the SIGINT effort with the payloads improvement is new for FY12. Work previously shown under OIF Improvements/Block Upgrades/Capability Improvements in previous budgets is broken out for greater clarity. Funding shifts to PE 0305233A - RQ-7 UAV MODS, Project RQ7 in FY11.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 114_0305204A_7_2040_PB_2012
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